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@einen tatrs @strut @frn WILLIAM F. BEATON, OF IHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. Letters Patentlll'o- 68,153, dated Aitgust 27, 1867,

COMBINED PNN AND Neissa.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WNLLIAM F. BNATON, of the city and `county of Philadelphia, in the Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Combined Pen and Eraser, of which the' following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I-is an edge view of' my combined pen and eraser inserted in a swivelling. or reversible socket and holder, with the pen-point outwards. L p i Figure 2 represents a similar view of the same, with the pen reversed to bring the eraser outwards, the red lines in these two iigures indicating the movements of the parts in reversing the implement.

Figure 3 is a view Vof the concave side of the pen, showingthe edge ofthe eraser, and

Figure 4 is a transverse section through the reversible penholdcr. .v

Itis the object-of my invention toA combine in one implement a metallic pen andan eraser, either of which may be usedas required without detaching it from the holder or handle; and to this end my invention consists in forming an eraser on the'upper end or sides of a metallic pen, whereby the same implement may bs used to mark characters and to erase them.V My invention further consists in combining a pen and eraser with a reversible holder, which answers for bol-'h purposes, and protects either end of the implement while the other end Ais being used. V

In order to carry out my invention, I take, as shown in the accompanying drawings, a metallic pen, A, of almost any well-known form, and grind an erasing edge, B, (fig. 3,) on its upper end and sides. For convenience in using I insert the combined pen and eraser to about the middle of its length in a holder, O, pivoted at 4the point c so as to allow either end of the implement to project properly for use, while the other end lies close upon the handle, and may be protected and held firm by a sliding-sleeve or collar, D.

It is obvious thatmy improved pen'and eraser can he used, though less conveniently, in any ordinary penholder. The eraser part B might also be made dat instead of curved', as in the drawing; and a corresponding` recess could be formed in the slide or handle to permit it to lie close to the handle and be covered by the shield. It is equally obvious that the pen and eraser might be pivoted at the centre and turn-ed horizontally upon the holder, being secured by a ring or catch of any suitable kind.A '.lhe erasing edge `formed upon the pen will last as long as the point itself, and asit involves `no appreciable addition to the cost of the pens, its .advantage and convenience will b manifest to every person who writes. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is

A combined reversible or invertible pen and eraser, constructed substantiallyV as described.

I also claim the combination, substantially as described, of a combined pen and eraser, with a reversible holder.

I also claim' the combination, substantially as described, of a combined pen and eraser, a reversible holder, land a shield, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof-I have hereunto subscribed my name.

-' WILLIAM F. BEATON.

Witnesses W. OGLE, WM. B. DAYTON'. 

